Giant spider population booms in UK as species the size of rats enjoy record mating season

UK Zoo Release Thousands of Giant spiders Each Size of Human Hand

For anyone with arachnophobia, the idea of giant spiders roaming free in the UK might sound terrifying unless it’s a large-scale conservation drive. Thanks to a successful conservation effort by the UK’s Chester Zoo and the RSPB, thousands of hand-sized fen raft spiders are now thriving across UK wetlands. Once nearly extinct due to habitat loss, these unique spiders were bred in controlled conditions to rebuild their population.  Hand-Sized …

Chester Zoo Fen raft spider: How big are they as one of UK’s rarest spider species makes a comeback

Footage shows a fen raft spider in the UK as the species makes a comeback with more than 10,000 breeding females.

Spiders the size of a hand on the loose in the UK after being released by zoo

The fen raft spider is now flourishing in the UK (Picture: Gamma-Rapho)Massive spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in the UK after a

Giant spider the size of rats enjoy record mating season in UK

Fen Raft spiders were near extinction 14 years ago - but now they’re making a comeback

Thousands of giant spiders 'the size of a human hand' in UK after zoo set them free

The zoo bred the spiders in tubes and hand fed them before they were released in the UK.

Spiders the 'size of your hand' reach record-high population

Giant spiders the size of a human hand have had a record breeding year in UK following conservation efforts.